The soft fresh bread combined with a slight hint of the spicy and sour chutney is the perfect hand-held snack. Quick to make, cheap, satisfying, delicious and definitely, a crowd pleaser. Growing up, chutney sandwiches were so popular at a tea or birthday party, christening celebration, weekend picnics and even during the visit of Our Lady's statue. My mother also prepared them for our journey from Mumbai to Goa, which was either by road or sea. These sandwiches are slowly losing its significance to other snacks like patties, prawn rissois and canapés.

On our recent visit to Goa at my in-laws place, we were first served with chutney sandwiches. What caught my attention was the dark vibrant green colour of the chutney in between the two slices of bread. One bite into the sandwich and it was truly amazing. My sister-in-law Angela (John's brother's wife) was excited to share her recipe. She even went out of her way and prepared fresh sandwiches for a picture (first one below). The difference in the chutney between hers and mine (second) is that she uses thick tamarind pulp to enhance the flavour with extra sweetness. Both the recipes are indicated, try them and select your favourite.